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Xbox X|SWe've documented 16 accessibility features for Help! I'm Haunted, including Large Text, Low Pressure, No Button Combos, No Repeated Pressing and No Holds. Its accessibility is strongest in Reading and Controls but it also has features in Visual, Audio and Getting Started to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Help! I'm Haunted accessibility 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
Along with the left/right direction and jump control, shooting is controlled by a slider that you can lock on in a direction. This means you don't need to hold down the fire button or press it rapidly.
Game Details
Release Date: 02/11/2018
Out Now: iOS
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Platform, Shooting (Action and Collecting)
Accessibility: 16 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Developer: Sky Pirate Radio (@SkyPirateRadio)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Controls in Help! I'm Haunted which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Touchscreen
Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.
Two Taps Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, two simultaneous taps in specific locations.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
Holding Down Buttons Optional: Holding down buttons for prolonged periods (a second or more) is not required or can be switched to toggling the action on and off. This is in addition to the movement stick/button which is not considered a hold for this purpose.
Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional: Quick, repeated button pressing (more than 2 times a second) is not required, can be skipped or switched to holding a button to trigger a repeated action.
No Simultaneous Buttons: Only one button or key required at a time, in addition to direction stick(s).
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Help! I'm Haunted, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Full Metal Furies (11 Controls Features)
- Annalynn (6 Controls Features)
- Tres-Bashers (6 Controls Features)
- PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night (6 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Help! I'm Haunted which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play. The following games are similar to Help! I'm Haunted, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (2 Difficulty Features)
- Full Metal Furies (2 Difficulty Features)
- Cuphead (2 Difficulty Features)
- TowerFall Ascension (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Help! I'm Haunted which deals with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
Assistance Getting Starting
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
Low Pressure: Game tasks aren't time-limited or there's a low-pressure mode. This avoids the pressure of being put on the clock for overarching missions, or failing tasks because you didn't reach a destination in time.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Help! I'm Haunted, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Full Metal Furies (7 Getting Started Features)
- Night Skate (5 Getting Started Features)
- PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night (5 Getting Started Features)
- Crossy Road Castle (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Help! I'm Haunted which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
Reading Level
How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Text Visibility
Large Clear Text: All essential text is large and clear or can be adjusted to be. The general text used throughout the game in menus, instructions and other key information (excluding subtitles that are assessed separately) is at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height on landscape screens and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters.
High Contrast Text: Text colour contrasts to the background or can be adjusted to be. The text in menus, instructions and other information is presented in high contrast with a solid background.
Subtitles
All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game): All spoken content has subtitles, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to hear spoken dialogue or narrative to play the game.
Captions
Speaker Indicator: Textual captions indicate who is speaking (or there is only ever one person speaking). This can also be indicated visually in the game with character icons or placing text in speech bubbles next to the person speaking.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Help! I'm Haunted, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night (6 Reading Features)
- Rog & Roll (6 Reading Features)
- Cyber Shadow (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Help! I'm Haunted which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to Help! I'm Haunted, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night (5 Navigation Features)
- Full Metal Furies (5 Navigation Features)
- Night Skate (4 Navigation Features)
- Cyber Shadow (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Visual in Help! I'm Haunted which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Contrast
Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.
Visual Distractions
No Busy Backgrounds: No distracting backgrounds or you can make them static or blank. This includes the absence of other movement elements in the background that might distract or confuse the action. Where foreground contrast is high, this includes games with some movement in the background that doesn't make it overly difficult to distinguish what is happening.
Audio Cues for Visual Events
Audio Cues for Visual Events: Audio is provided to indicate visual events. Game events or progress highlighted by visual icons, effects or animations are also accompanied by audio to signify that progress. This is useful for blind players.
Colour Options
Colour Blind Friendly: Game doesn’t rely on colour or can switch to colour blind friendly mode with double coding or similar way to avoid colour dependance.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Help! I'm Haunted, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Cyber Shadow (7 Visual Features)
- Night Skate (6 Visual Features)
- PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night (6 Visual Features)
- Gonner (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Help! I'm Haunted which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see.
Adjustable Audio
Balance Audio Levels: Set music and game sound effects separately. This enables you to select your preference as well as ensure critical game sounds aren't obscured by other audio.
Play Without Hearing
Play Without Hearing: No audio cues are necessary to play the game well.
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
iOS
iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson
